Monday, February 16, 2009

Clone of a Cinnabun

You know those Cinnabon's you buy at the airport or other places? These are a good likeness. These are so easy to do because you use your breadmaker. I make them and take a pan of them when people die or are sick and have a few extras for Jer and I to eat.


Recipe Name: Clone of a Cinnabon

Ingredients:
1 c warm milk
2 eggs
1/3 c margarine, melted
4 1/2 c bread flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 c sugar
2 1/2 tsp yeast
1 c brown sugar
2 1/2 tbsp ground cinnamon
1/3 c butter
1 3 oz. pkg cream cheese, softened
1/4 c butter, softened
1 1/2 c powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt

Instructions:
1. Place the first 7 ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select dough cycle; press start.

2. After the dough has doubled in size turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, cover and let rest for 10 minutes. IN a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon.

3. Roll dough into a 16 by 21 inch rectangle. Spread dough with 1/3 cup butter and sprinkle evenly with sugar/cinnamon mixture. Roll up dough and cut into 12 rolls. Place rolls in a lightly greased 9 by 13 inch baking pan. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes. Meanwhlle, preheat oven to 400 degrees.

4. Bake rolls in preheated 375 oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes. While rolls are baking, beat together cream cheese, 1/4 cup butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and salt. Spread frosting on warm rolls before serving.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Tina's Sloppy Joe's

Recipe Name: Tina's Sloppy Joe's for baked potatoes

(Tina is my brother's wife. )

Ingredients:
1 lb hamburger
1/2 c water
1/2 c ketchup
2 tsp brown sugar
1 tbsp white vinegar
1 tsp mustard from the bottle
1 tsp worcestershire sauce

Instructions:
Bake potatoes, open them and butter them and then put this over the top. Add grated cheese. This is good over hamburger buns, also.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

White Chili with Chicken

(I do the ward RS newsletter and they wanted this recipe that was served before the RS broadcast in September published, so I thought you might like it too. It is easy, easy, good and takes no time for those of you who have to cook after you've worked out of the home all day.)

2 cans Great White Northern beans (15.5 oz. cans)
2 cups chopped cooked chicken breast (or one 12.5 oz. can of white chicken meat)
3 cups chicken stock or broth (can use bouillon cubes or granules)
1 T. olive oil
1/2 cup shopped onion (can use dried minced or chopped onion)
2 garlic cloves minced (can use dried minced garlic)
1 small can diced green chiles(4 oz.)
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper (or you can leave this out)
3 T. lime juice if you want
1 1/2 cups grated montery jack cheese
sour cream

Saute onions in olive oil, add garlic, chiles, cumin, oregano and cayenne. Saute 2 minuntes. Add undrained beans, chicken stock, chicken and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with grated cheese and sour cream.